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Committee of the Whole approves broad consent agenda including utility contracts, equipment purchases and grants
Summary
The Committee of the Whole approved a wide-ranging consent agenda March 31, 2026, clearing multiple public-utility contracts, vehicle and equipment purchases, settlement payments and a Route 66 grant. Most items were adopted by voice vote with no extended debate.
The Committee of the Whole approved a broad consent agenda at its March 31 meeting, adopting multiple ordinances that authorize contracts, purchases and grant agreements across city departments.
The Office of Public Utilities received approval for a one-year contract extension with G&H Marine (contract UW26-0934) for shoreline stabilization riprap (ordinance 2026-117); purchases of a compact modular recloser from Siemens Industry (2026-118, not to exceed $67,034) and Viper Street reclosers from G&W Electric Company (2026-119, not to exceed $175,580); a relative accuracy test audits contract with Modesto Platt Associates LLC (2026-120, not to exceed $254,940); and a professional-services agreement to aid an ERP upgrade (2026-121, up to $55,000). All were moved for consent and approved by voice vote.
Public Works items approved included a Hyland Software cloud hosting agreement for OnBase electronic plan review and document management (2026-122, not to exceed $131,918), acceptance of a right-of-way from Marketplace Drive (2026-123) and a one-year extension for cave-in repairs under RFP PW25-55 with multiple contractors (2026-124, not to exceed $1,550,000). The council also accepted lowest responsible bids for FY27 maintenance materials (2026-125, not to exceed $807,694.50).
The council approved several reductions in liquor-license counts tied to closed businesses (ordinances 2026-126 and 2026-127 through 2026-133), settlement payments for employee workers’ compensation claims (2026-134 and 2026-135), and an amendment to City Code chapter 177 §17.05 regarding receptacle placement (2026-136).
Labor and grant items included approval of a multi-year agreement with AFSCME Local 3738 for August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2029 (2026-137) and execution of a supplemental Route 66 grant agreement with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (2026-138) for an amount not to exceed $200,000 for the Office of Convention and Visitors Bureau. Additional authorizations covered commercial casualty insurance increases (2026-139), purchase of four Ford Ranger crew cab trucks for the Fire Department (2026-140, total after trade-in not to exceed $158,846) and emergency repairs at Fire Station 12 (2026-141, up to $50,468).
Police- and public-safety-related items approved by consent included authorization to purchase Cellebrite forensic extraction systems (2026-143, $73,521) and annual maintenance for eCrash and eCitation reporting systems from Tyler Technologies (2026-144, $79,376.05).
Most items were moved for consent, seconded, and approved by voice vote with the chair calling "Aye." The meeting record shows no roll-call vote tallies for these consent items; the action on each ordinance was recorded as passed by the council.
What happens next: ordinances approved by the Committee of the Whole typically move to the full council (or to the next procedural step required by city rules) for final action or implementation. Specific implementation details and contract start dates were noted in the ordinance language where included in the meeting record.
